Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Petrovich and the family name is Chumakov.
Colonel-General
Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov
Minister of Defence of Belarus
In office
1 November 1996 – 28 March 2001
PresidentAlexander Lukashenko
Preceded byLeonid Maltsev
Succeeded byLeonid Maltsev
Personal details
Born (1941-11-26) 26 November 1941 (age 82)
Ilyinka, Dubovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union
Alma materOdessa Higher Combined Arms Command School
Awards
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service
Years of service1958–2001
RankColonel General
Commands

Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov (Belarusian: Аляксандр Пятровіч Чумакоў; Russian: Александр Петрович Чумаков; born on 26 November 1941) is a retired Belarusian Army colonel general and former Minister of Defence of Belarus.

Chumakov commanded the 120th Guards Motor Rifle Division from 1980. In June 1986, he became commander of the 20th Guards Army.[1] In August 1988, he became chief of staff of the Belorussian Military District. After serving as a Soviet adviser in North Korea, Chumakov was a member of the Russian military contingent in Transnistria. Between December 1995 and October 1996, he was chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus.[2]

He was the Minister of Defence of Belarus[3] from 1 November 1996 to 28 March 2001. Chumakov's term took place between Leonid Maltsev's two non-consecutive terms as Minister of Defence.

  1. ^ Holm, Michael. "20th Guards Combined Arms Army". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  2. ^ Krapivin, Sergey (26 November 2011). "Мой комдив Александр Чумаков" [My divisional commander Alexander Chumakov]. Vo slavu Rodiny (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. ^ Senior Government Officials Partnership for Peace Member Countries NATO